The Fearless Lacrosse Goalie: How to Master the Mind and Win More Games (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798195141592)

Every lacrosse goalie knows the spiral. One bad goal becomes two. Your hands drop. The doubt creeps in. By the fourth quarter, you're playing scared - and your team can feel it.

The Fearless Lacrosse Goalie is the mental operating system elite goalies use to shut that spiral down before it starts. Written by former Division I goalie Connor Hollison (University of Utah, 2019-2024) and built on the hard-won lessons of 8 elite goalies - including a Division I head coach, a Netherlands National Team starter, a Hong Kong U20 National Team goalie, and standouts from Lehigh, St. Lawrence, Utah, and Torrey Pines - this book turns mental toughness from a vague concept into a trainable skill.

Inside, you'll learn how to:

• Build a pre-game routine that flips the switch from casual to competitive
• Master the Goldfish Mentality so a bad goal never becomes a bad quarter
• Use the Bucket System to silence negative self-talk mid-game
• Apply the Rule of Thirds to survive long seasons without burning out
• Build genuine confidence through controllable, process-based goals
• Lead your defense with command - without ruling by fear
• Bounce back from your worst games with a structured journaling system

The final chapter, The Lacrosse Goalie's Toolkit, gives you 5 hands-on exercises to put every concept into practice, from crafting your reset ritual to building a slump-buster plan that actually works.

Whether you're a youth goalie just starting out, a high school player chasing a college roster spot, or a college goalie fighting for the starting job, this book delivers the mental edge that separates the goalies who survive the position from the ones who dominate it.

Step into the cage with a system. Win the battle between your ears.